Aaadd Know The Symptoms

Thank goodness there's a name for this disorder.Somehow I feel better even though I have it!!

Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. Age Associated Attention Deficit Disorder.

This is how it manifests:

I decide to water my garden.As I turn on the hose in the driveway,I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.

As I start toward the garage,I notice mail on the porch table thatI brought up from the mail box earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.I lay my car keys on the table,put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table,and notice that the can is full.

So I decide to put the bills back on the table & take out the garbage first.But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailboxwhen I take out the garbage anyway,I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my check book off the table,and see that there is only one check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study,so I go inside the house to my desk whereI find the can of Pepsi I'd been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks,but first I need to push the Pepsi asideso that I don't accidentally knock it over.The Pepsi is getting warm. I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi,a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye. They need water.I put the Pepsi on the counter anddiscover my reading glasses thatI've been searching for all morning.

I decide I better put them back on my desk,but first I'm going to water the flowers.I set the glasses back down on the counter,fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remotesomeone had left it on the kitchen table.

I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,I'll be looking for the remote,but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs.. But first I'll water the flowers.I pour some water in the flowers.Quite a bit of it spills on the floor.So, I set the remote back on the table,get some towels and wipe up the spill.

Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day:the car isn't washedthe bills aren't paidthere is a warm can ofPepsi sitting on the counterthe flowers don't have enough water,there is still only 1 check in my check book,I can't find the remote,I can't find my glasses,and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.

Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done,I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all damn day,and I'm really tired.

I realize this is a serious problem,and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail.....

Do me a favor.Forward this message to everyone you know,because I don't remember who the hell I've sent it to.